Table 3.  General Wholesale Price Index in Visayas: May 2006
          (1998 =100)

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                                           Crude      Mineral   Chemicals,     Manufac- Machinery    Miscel-
                           Beverages   Materials,       Fuels,  Including  tured Goods        and   laneous
Period        All                and    Inedible   Lubricants  Animal and   Classified  Transport   Manufac-
            Items    Food    Tobacco      Except  and Related   Vegetable      Chiefly  Equipment     tured
                                           Fuels    Materials   Oils/Fats  by Material             Articles
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2006

January     166.0   177.8      145.4       163.7        329.7       128.0        136.3      150.3     121.1
February    167.0   177.8      149.6       160.4        331.1       130.2        136.8      152.8     122.1
March       167.0   177.8      151.3       160.4        330.4       129.9        136.8      152.8     122.1
April       168.9P  182.8      151.6       160.4        331.5       129.9P       136.8P     152.8     122.1
May         169.9P  178.6      152.6       160.4        360.2       130.0P       137.7P     153.0     123.5
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

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Note:   P - preliminary (Prices of some commodities under this group are not yet available)

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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